Senior CAD Engineer

Job Title

Senior CAD Engineer

Role Summary

Join an Agile, cross-functional EDA software team that builds internal tools for PCB electrical design, physical layout, and signal integrity to support system designers across the company.

The role includes technical leadership: gathering requirements from designers, designing and delivering tooling and automation that improve design productivity and quality.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Requires 8+ years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include delivering EDA/ECAD tooling and automation to support complex system implementations.

• Develop and maintain tools for PCB electrical design, physical layout, and signal integrity.
• Collaborate in an Agile, multi-disciplinary development team.
• Assess requirements from system designers and translate them into robust tooling solutions.
• Design automation and workflows to improve design processes and tool integration.
• Document designs and communicate technical decisions to stakeholders.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for immediate effectiveness in the role.

• 8+ years of relevant experience working with EDA/ECAD, especially Cadence System Capture and SPB Allegro Layout.
• Cadence SKILL or other CAD-level programming experience.
• Experience with system design and hierarchical sub-design practices.
• Familiarity with automation on Windows and Linux.
• Experience with databases such as Oracle, MySQL, or MongoDB.
• Proficiency in Python and TCL.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with Cadence System Capture TCL API.
• Experience using JIRA, Confluence, Git, CI systems, and Perforce.
• Familiarity with PLM systems.
• Knowledge of modern web technologies (JavaScript/TypeScript, NodeJS).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the Company

Company: NVIDIA

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.